Gold Dust: A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life

By Adrien Sylvain

"Gold Dust: A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life" by Adrien Sylvain (translated by E. L. E. B.). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 13, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066191955

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Adrien Sylvain

Gold Dust: A Collection of Golden Counsels for the Sanctification of Daily Life

Published by Good Press, 2019

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EAN 4064066191955

Table of Contents

GOLD DUST

SECOND PART

I.

The Friendly Whisper

Monday

CHARITY

Tuesday

THE DIVINE PRESENCE

Wednesday

SELF-RENUNCIATION

Thursday

SUBMISSION

Friday

PRAYER

Saturday

EARNESTNESS

Sunday

SYMPATHY

II.

III.

Our Dead

IV.

The Spiritual Life

Nature of the Interior Life

Excellence of the Interior Life

Acts of the Interior Life

Means by which to Attain the Interior Life

Hindrances to the Interior Life

V.

The Lesson of a Daisy

VI.

VII.

Learn of Me, for I Am Meek and Lowly of Heart

I. Be Meek

II. Be Humble

VIII.

A Simple Prayer

IX.

Simple Counsels for a Young Girl

X.

A Recipe for Never Annoying Our Friends

XI.

Beneath the Eye of God, God Only

XII.

My Duty Towards God

Duty Towards My Neighbor

My Duty Towards Myself

XIII.

The Power of an Act of Love Towards God

XIV.

Be Serious

XV.

Consolation

XVI.

Holy Communion

XVII.

After Holy Communion

SELF-SACRIFICE

MY MEMORY

MY MIND

MY WILL

ALL THAT I HAVE

GOLD DUST

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SECOND PART

Table of Contents

I.

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The Friendly Whisper

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Under this title we commence a series of short counsels for each day of the week, which will be as a friendly whisper, the voice of a Guardian Angel, inspiring, as occasion presents itself, some good action, some self-denial, some little sacrifice.

We recommend that it should be placed on the writing-table, in the book we most frequently turn to, or wherever it is most likely to meet the eye. What is so often the one thing wanting to some devout person devoted to doing good? Simply to be reminded.

Monday

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CHARITY

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Be good-natured, benevolent, keep up a cheerful expression of countenance, even when alone.

That clumsiness, those brusque, rude manners, let them pass without notice.

When wishes contrary to your own prevail, yield without ill-humor, or even showing your effort; you will give pleasure, and thus be pleased yourself.

Try to please, to console, to amuse, to bestow, to thank, to help. That is all in itself so good!

Try to do some good to the souls of others! An earnest word, some encouragement, a prayer softly breathed.

Overcome your dislike and aversion to certain persons; do not shun them, on the contrary go and meet them.

God

goes before you.

Be courteous even to the troublesome individual who is always in your way.

God

sends him to you.

Forgive at once. Do you believe harm was intended? If so, is it not the greater merit?

Do not refuse your alms, only let your motives be pure; and in giving, give as to

God

.

Do not judge the guilty harshly; pity, and pray for them.

Why imagine evil intentions against yourself? cannot you see how the thought troubles and disquiets you?

Check the ironical smile hovering about your lips; you will grieve the object of it. Why cause any one pain?

Lend yourself to all.

God

will not suffer you to be taken advantage of if you are prompted by the spirit of Charity.

Tuesday

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THE DIVINE PRESENCE

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Never separate yourself from

God

. How sweet it is to live always near those who love us!

You cannot see

God

, but He is there; just as if some friend were separated from you by a curtain, which does not prevent his seeing you, and which at any moment may unfold and disclose him to your view.

When the soul is unstained by sin, and if we remain still and recollected, we can perceive

God's

presence in the heart, just as we see daylight penetrating a room. We may not be always conscious of this Presence, but imperceptibly it influences all our actions. Oh! however heavy may be the burden